Therapist- Occupational Therapist

Aveanna Healthcare; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Voluntary Pet Insurance

Vacation and Sick time

Paid Holidays and Floating Holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Continuing education (CEUs)

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Relief Fund

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Aveanna Healthcare is seeking a qualified Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our Fort Myers home health team. You will assess, teach, and deliver therapy interventions under physician direction and within the home health plan of care.

Responsibilities include developing evaluation plans, delivering services, and documenting progress while coordinating with a multidisciplinary team and patient families. A FL OT license and experience in home health are required.

Qualifications

• Must hold an OT degree and a valid OT license in the state of practice.
• Experience delivering home health therapy and completing OASIS documentation.
• Ability to coordinate with physicians, nurses, and families to optimize patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide evaluations and establish plans of care with goals and outcomes.
• Deliver OT services per physician orders and home health plan of care.
• Document performance, adjust goals, and plan discharge when appropriate.
• Coordinate services with health care team and families to ensure seamless care.
• Maintain timely, compliant documentation to support payers and quality metrics.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Home health therapy

OASIS documentation

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Care planning & discharge

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

We are looking for an

Occupational Therapist (OT)

to join our team! You will utilize your clinical expertise to assess, teach, and deliver therapy interventions and treatment directed by the Physician as established in the home health plan of care. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, receiving and providing pertinent updates to optimize patient well-being.Schedule:

Schedule

Full-Time Monday - Friday visits

• Provide a written evaluation and plan of care defining occupational therapy needs, goals, progress and expected outcomes.
• Delivery of occupational therapy services to comply with prescribed physician orders.
• Maintains plan of care by performing timely documentation of client performance, modifying goals and treatment as needed, and determine discharge care plans as appropriate.
• Responsible for discharge planning, including collaborating and educating the patient and his/her caretakers on home exercise plan to follow discharge.
• Participates in coordination of services with health care team, physicians, parent/guardians, nurses, etc.
• Documents according to policy and procedure and requires minimal supervision or instruction.
• Documents effectively resulting in no technical or clinical denials subsequent to review of documentation by payers
• Maintain effective communication between staff, healthcare team members and family.
• Serve as a resource consultant for clinical staff.

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university/program.
• Current, unrestricted state license as an Occupational Therapist in the state of practice
• Experience in Home Health Therapy and completion of OASIS documentation

Comprehensive Benefits (Full-time positions)

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance for your fur babies
• Vacation time, Sick time, Paid Holidays, and Floating Holidays
• Tuition reimbursement and tuition discounts
• Free continuing education units (CEUs) for nurses
• Employee Assistance Program and Employee Relief Fund
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Our mission is to

revolutionize the way homecare is delivered, one patient at a time

. We are committed to innovation, clinical excellence, and compassionate care—because outcomes improve when care is personal. As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.